Corset



W. YOUNG.

(No Model.)

CORSET.

No. 389,130. Patented Sept. 4, 1888.

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CORSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,130, dated September 4, 1888.

Application filed April 7, 1888. Serial No. 269.918. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom z' may concern:

Be it known that I, Wnestrna YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cortland, in the county of Cortland and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corsets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable ot-hers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in corsets, and has for its object to provide ahipsection so constructed abovethe waist portion as to conform to the shape of the body and at the same time to possess a su fticient degree of firmness to hold the parts in position, while the lower portion of the section from the Waist to the hip covering that portion of the body which bends in stooping constitutes an elastic gore provided with means for preserving the elastic material of the gore as against decay or rust, which usually results from the perspiration of the body, rendering the section useless oftiines before the corset is sufficiently worn to become materially damaged; and to this end my invention consists in the construction hereinafter described, and more particularly poiuted out in the claims.

Referring to thedrawings, Figure 1 isaperspeetive view of a corset showing my improved hip-scctien. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of the hip-section removed from the corset. Fig. 3 isa vertical section on theline .fr .t of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a cross-section of Fig. 2 on the line y y. Fig. 5 is a modified form of my improved hip-section. Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the line z c of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a detail view 0f a portion ofthe elastic gore with the outer covering removed.

Likeletters of reference refer to corresponding part-s in each figure of the drawings.

A represents a corset complete having the ordinary front section, B, and back section,C.

D is the hip-section which unites the front and back sections and extends from the lower to the upper margin of the corset under the arm. Ihe central or waist portion, a, of this section is composed of lateral cords b, extended front and back between two pieces of Suitable fabric and firmly united to the adjoining sections B and C. This corded portion a of the section readily conforms to the action ofthe body, as the fabric between the cords serves as a hinge orjoint, enabling one portion to double over upon the other when the body is bent, and when an erect position is assumed it returns to its proper position with the adjoining parts.

Above the corded waist portion a there is a gore or gusset, c, preferably composed of lateral cords, between the inner and outer covering fabric, d, which with the fabric are firmly united to the front and back sections and eX- tend from near the waist to the upper margin of the corset under the arm.

rlhe lower portion of the hip-section I) consists ol' an elastic gore, E, composed, preferably, of ordinary braided rubber cords, e, which are placed laterally, or from front to back, between an outer and inner covering ot shirred water-proof kid j', which is much stronger than the ordinary fabric used for this purpose, and is firmly united to the front and back sections, B and C, to form the hip-gore'.

rIhe kid which I use in my improved corset is tanned by first subjecting it to an acid pickle and then to a bath of Sicily sumac, which closes the pores and toughens the skin and hardens the finished side of the kid, rendering it water-proof as against all perspiration of the body, in eontradistinction to the ordinary alum and salt dressed kid in more common use Vfor gloves and other articles, which leaves the kid porous and susceptible of moisture and unfit for covering metal and other springs on account ofthe dressing used in its preparation.

If desired, coiled wire orothcr suitable elas-c tie material may be used between the kid in place of the rubber cords.

By the use of this water-proof material the perspiration of the body is prevented from coming in contact with the elastic cord or other elastic material of thc gore, thus preserving it from rotting or decay or the wire from rusting, and enabling it to serve its most useful function until the body of the corset is worn out. I do not, however, confine myself in the use of this water-proof material te the covering of a gore below the waist in a hip-section, as it may likewise be used in a corresponding gore above the 'corded waist portion a, as

shown in the modified construction of my corset illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, in which case the kid is made to cover the entire inner side of the section. It may also be used for the protection of elastic gores in other parts of the corset.

If desired, the kid may be extended on the inside from the bottom of the hipsection to the top of the corset under the arms, thus covering and protecting the inner side of the laterally-corded portion above the waist as well as the hipgore, while upon the outer side any kind'of suitable fancy fabric may be used, corded, quilted, or stitched, as desired.

My improved corset is especially adapted to that class of persons who are so occupied that they are frequently required to assume a stooping or bending posture, as it abundantly supports the waist and abdomen and at the same time admits of the greatest freedom of motion at the hip on account of the elasticity of the gore, which is preserved in a perfect state of usefulness, enabling it to perform its entire function until the corset is worn out.

l. In a side or hip section of a corset, the

laterally-corded waist or center piece, a, and corded upper portion, c, and an elastic gore, E, having shirred water-proof kid on its inner side and an outer covering with elastic cords between the layers of material secured to the adjoining sections, as set forth.

2. In a corset, a side or hip section having a laterally-corded waist-piece, a, and upper corded portion, c, and an elastic hip-gore, E, consisting of outer and inner coverings of shirred water-proof kid with elastic cords between the said layers of kid attached to the front and back sections of the body of the corset, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WEBSTER YOUNG.

Witnesses:

J. B. KnLLoGG, E. G. GoULD. 

